The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENSE , but the solution may also be THICK which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Obtuse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENSE | 38 % | 5 |
| CRASS | 34 % | 5 |
| THICK | 9 % | 5 |
| SLOW | 6 % | 4 |
| DULL | 4 % | 4 |
| STUPID | 4 % | 6 |
| SLOWWITTED | 2 % | 10 |
| DIM | 2 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Obtuse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stupid
- dumb
- dull
- dense
- simple
- slow
- dim
- purblind
- undiscerning
- unsubdivided
- crass
- obovate
Crossword Answer definitions
DENSE noun- A thicket.
- Having relatively high density.
- Compact; crowded together.
- Thick; difficult to penetrate.
- Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- Obscure, or difficult to understand.
- Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
- (of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DENSE
- Compact
- Like a pea-soup fog
- No Einstein
- None too swift
- Thick
- Thickheaded
- Tightly packed
- Slow
- Incredibly thick
- Not bright
More clues leading to the result CRASS
More clues leading to the result THICK
- Like thunder thighs
- Slow to figure things out
- Obtuse
- One way to lay it on
- Dense
- Not the sharpest tool in the shed
- Viscous
- Molasses-like
- Chunky
- Intimate
More clues leading to the result SLOW
- Street sign
- Highway warning
- Like molasses
- Snail-like
- __-pitch softball
- Not so fast
- Musically retarded
- Be cautious rounding a corner
- Not busy
- A bit thick
More clues leading to the result DULL
- Blunt
- In need of honing
- Lackluster
- Yawn-provoking
- Snooze-worthy
- Jejune
- Far from bright
- Blah
- Like some aches
- Ho-hum
More clues leading to the result STUPID
- By no means a rocket scientist
- By no means brilliant
- "Keep it simple, ___!"
- Obtuse
- A few bricks shy of a load
- Part of KISS
- One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl
- Thick
- Boneheaded
- Bonehead